For Teachers

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For Teachers

The Watson-Brown Foundation offers a myriad of grade - appropriate programs in history and environmental science tailored to Georgia's Performance Standards in Education as well as National Education Standards.

Field trips and activities are free for educational groups; this includes (but is not limited to) public schools, private schools, and home school consortiums, as well as Boy Scout and Girl Scout groups.

Groups are required to have at least 1 chaperone per 10 children for the duration of their visit.

Confirmation of all program plans, including the number of attending students, will be required no less than 5 days in advance of your visit. Thank you for your cooperation.

**Please note, we are a small staff and for groups of more than 40 students, or more than 2 classes, we MAY require a teacher or chaperone to lead at least one activity.

Please note that we have 2 sites we utilize for field trips. For all Civil War programs, Butterfly programs, Day of the Dead, and many ecology programs the trip will be held in the Monroe Kimbrel Gardens at 310 Tom Watson Way, Thomson. For Progressive Era, Hickory Hill, and some ecology programs the trip will be held at Hickory Hill. Review your communications with the Education Staff to ensure you are clear on where you will be hosted. We will only host programs at 1 campus per field trip. You are always welcome to come back!

**Our sites do not have food service or vending/soda machines.

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Outreach for Schools

Hickory Hill recognizes that time doesn't always permit your classes to visit us, so we can come to you! Outreach programs are free and aligned to Georgia Performance Standards.

Educator Workshops

Georgia is presently re-vamping their Educator Certification requirements, so Hickory Hill will not be offering in-house teacher training until that is complete. Schools and districts may request inservice workshops for their teachers. Contact Michelle at mzupan@hickory-hill.org for more information.

Pay for a Teacher Workshop with a credit card securely on Paypal, or print the Registration Form and mail with a check/money order.

Summer Camp

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Summer Camp

For Parents & Campers

Dig History

June 18-22, 2018

In DIG History! kids experience how archaeologists investigate the past. They explore ancient hunting methods, learn what our garbage says about us, and work alongside professional archaeologists to learn about forensic methods to solve crimes.

Campers MUST love being outdoors, science-y stuff, and being dirty to enjoy this camp! Space is limited to 12 participants.

Excavation takes place at the Jeffersonian Publishing Plant site (9MF914). The site is where Thomas E. Watson built a publishing plant back in 1910. Nothing remains of the plant on the surface, so it is the job of our Junior Archaeologists to find what remains below the surface.

THE PARTICULARS:Who: Children ages 11 to 17 years (camper must have turned 11 before camp begins)What: A week-long DAY camp programWhen: 9:00am—4:00pm, Monday through Friday; June 18-22, 2018Where: All camps take place on the grounds of Hickory Hill, 502 Hickory Hill Drive, Thomson, GACost: $60 per week per childNotes: Students should bring a sack lunch and water bottle each day. Snacks are provided twice daily.To Register: Contact Franke at (706) 595-7777; fsmith@hickory-hill.org

**If your camper cannot attend the first day of camp, they will not be allowed to register. They will miss TOO much!

Eco Adventures

June 25-29, 2018

Eco-Adventures campers explore how Americans have cared for and lived on the land for centuries. They’ll learn how Native Americans lived off the land, how early Georgia settlers farmed, and how we can help sustain our environment for the future. This experiential camp allows kids to plant a medicinal and culinary herb garden, harvest fruit, vegetables, and eggs, and make snacks and crafts from the fruits of their labors.

Camp activities take place on an historic WORKING farm. Campers should love being outdoors, getting dirty, and science-y stuff to enjoy this camp. Space is limited to 12 participants.

THE PARTICULARS:Who: Children ages 10 to 15 yearsWhat: A week-long DAY camp programWhen: 9:00am - 4:00pm, Monday through Friday; June 25-29, 2018Where: All camps take place on the grounds of Hickory Hill, 502 Hickory Hill Drive, Thomson, GACost: $60 per week per childNotes: Students should bring a sack lunch and water bottle each day. Snacks are provided twice daily. Activities will predominantly take place outside.To Register: Contact Franke at 706-595-7777; fsmith@hickory-hill.org

History Tech Camp

June 4-8, 2018

Investigate the history of technology, the gizmos and gadgets that made the world turn during the Industrial Revolution. We'll examine steam engines, the telegraph, electric lights, and more.

THE PARTICULARS:Who: Children Ages 11-17What: A week-long DAY camp programWhen: 9:00am - 4:00pm, Monday through Friday; June 4-8, 2018Where: All camps take place on the grounds of Hickory Hill, 502 Hickory Hill Drive, Thomson, GACost: $60 per child per weekNotes: Child should bring a sack lunch and water bottle every day. Snacks are provided twice daily. Activities take place indoors AND outdoors. To Register: Contact Franke at 706-595-7777, fsmith@hickory-hill.org

** If your child will miss the first day or more of camp they will not be allowed to register as they will miss too much.

The Populist movement among Augusta textile workers is examined through three Georgia newspapers the Democratic Augusta Chronicle, the Populist People’s Party Paper, and the Wool Hat of Richmond County, from 1892–1893.

+ NEW SOUTH

Henry W. Grady, editor of the Atlanta Constitution, was the principal spokesman for the New South Creed. While he proclaimed support for the plight of the farmer, he painted visions of bountiful fields and fat cows throughout the South.

• Grady, Henry. The New South. New York: Robert Bonner’s, 1890.

+ THE POPULIST PRESS

• Clark, Thomas D. The Rural Press and the New South. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1948.

• Kantor, Shawn Everett. “Supplanting the Roots of Southern Populism: The Contours of Political Protest in the Georgia Hills.” Journal of Economic History 1995 55(3): 637–646.

• Kimmel, Bruce Ira. “The Political Sociology of Third Parties in the United States: A Comparative Study of the People’s Party in North Carolina, Georgia and Minnesota.” Ph.D. Dissertation (Sociology), Columbia University, 1981.

• Lawrence, Goodwyn. The Populist Moment: A History of the Agrarian Movement in America. New York: Oxford University Press, 1978.

• McMath, Jr., Robert C. American Populism: A Social History, 1877–1898. New York: Hill and Wang, 1993.

• Quillian, Bascom Osborne, “The Populist Challenge in Georgia in the Year 1894.” Master’s thesis, University of Georgia, 1948.

• Rochester, Anna. The Populist Movement in the United States: The Rise, Growth, and Decline of the People’s Party — A Social and Economic Interpretation. New York: International Publishers, 1943.

+ AFRICAN–AMERICAN POPULISM

Populism caught on among many disillusioned black Americans during the post–Reconstruction period. The “40 acres and a mule” promises were not being upheld by the Democrats, whereas the Populists offered some hope of political equality, stewardship of tenant farmer’s rights, and taxation reform.

+ WOMEN’S POPULIST MOVEMENT

While Tom Watson and most other Southern Populists did not support voting rights for women, believing that the burden of the process would be too much for the delicate gender, the Populist movement nationwide gathered many women to its cause.

Minnie Josephine Scalabrino, was a Populist journalist for the right–leaning Rocky Mountain News.

The Legacy

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The Legacy

The Legacy is the quarterly publication of the Watson-Brown Foundation. It not only tracks the Foundation's scholars and scholarship program, but also its work in historic preservation, southern studies, educational programming at its historic house museums.